A Divorce He Regrets (Alissa Nexus) novel Chapter 13

The party was in full swing, a grand celebration of my business deal with the Grahams. A cascade of murmured conversations, soft clinking of glasses, and the glow of chandeliers cast an opulent sheen over the room. As Raina walked in with her lover, I knew this was the last place I wanted to be, and yet, here I was. Baita was relentless, determined to force my hand, and while the stakes couldn’t have been higher, it grated on me that I’d have to concede. I am sure she’d be a match.

With each demand Raina had made, I’d countered with one of my own, carefully balancing the scales, keeping her on her tur nut today… was no different. With Liam’s life hanging in the balance, I’d resolved to meet her terms in as much as she is ready to save Liam’s life. My Lawyer’s carefully drafted agreement had been rock–solid, everything air–tight, as it needed to be. I didn’t trust Rains as far as I could throw her, and yet she’d been alarmingly quick to sign. I should have known It was all for a show

When I spotted bet across the room, her laugh floating lightly through the crowd, it took all my strength to keep my composure. I moved through the crowd. keeping my gaze bed on her. She was with Dominic, and as I approached, be noticed me first, his expression unreadable.

Raina’s gaze met mine, cool and unflinching as I extended the tinal custody papers in her direction

His this what you wanted?” I asked, barely keeping my voice even, the weight of our son’s life pressing down on each word.

She nodded, taking the document from me without so much as a thicker of hesitation. With an eerie calm, she took the pen 1 handed her and signed, her hand moving in precise, confident strokes, as it she’d planned for this moment all along. Her case in sealing the agreement felt like a mockery, and yet, there was ne Taming back now.

“Done,” she said, handing the papers back, and it took everything in me to keep the maskot control on my face.

Traised an eyebrow, my tone laced with bittemess. “You don’t waste time, do you?”

She met my gaze, unbothered, “Why would I? You were the one stalling.”

Her indifference stung, the audacity she wielded sharp enough to slice through steel” mow this is all a show,” I muttered, watching for any flicker of guilt or hesitation, any sign that this meant as much to heras it did to me. But there was nothing–just that maddening calm.

Her voice was steady, her words clear. “Think whatever you want, Alex. I signed because I want to save my som

I felt my jaw

my jaw clench. “If you care so little, why even fight me on this?”

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For a moment, her gaze softened, a shadow of something else flickering there before disappearing. “For Liam,” she said, the words barely audible but carrying enough weight to make me hesitate, if only briefly

She handed back the papers, and I took them, folding them neatly as if this wasn’t the most consequential thing I’d done in years. Then, with a nod to Dominic, 1 tumed, leaving her to the echo of her own calm defiance.

As texted the room, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I’d walked into a trap. I’d told myself time and again that I was in control, that she wouldn’t be able to get under my skin. But her words Lingered, lacing themselves through my thoughts, cainting my certainty.

The party felt like a haze by the time I got back to the office. Papers stacked up on my desk awaited my attention, reminders of the deal I’d been working tirelessly to secure. But no ipatter how many hours I poured into the project, my mind wandered back to Raiga, to her unsettling calmness as she signed the custody

By the time I left the office, the night had swallowed the city in silence. When I finally returned home, Vanessa was waiting, an expression of dissatisfaction plastered across her face. She’d clearly been drinking, and her typical sharpness had a new layer of battemess to it.

So,” she started, her suace tinged with disdain. “You’re really doing this? All for that.. Baina bitch?” The word hung in the air, venom–laden, as she used it like a

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bestuled, not in

, not in the mood to ent

to entertain her tantrums. “It’s not about her, Vanessa,” I replied, weariness coating my voice. “It’s about Liam.”

She scoffed, shaking her head. “You can justify it however you want, but we both know you’re just giving her what she wants.”

Her words shit harder than I cared to admit. “And what exactly do you think that is?”

“To ruin your life,” she shot back, crossing her arms with a smug smile, as it she’d hit the nail on the head. “You’ve handing her everything she wants, Alex. Don’t

Let her gaze, unamused. “There’s no point in marrying Eliza just for Liam, an agreed to the transplant. There’s no need for anything else.” I was not going to be locked in another marriage with no purpose.

Vanessa’s smirk faded, replaced by a flash of anger. “So that’s it, then? You’re willing to give her everything, just because she’s agreed to this one thing?”

My mind churned with the memories, the betrayal that had shattered my trust. The thought of Raina having this much way over me made my blood boil. nut Vanessa didn’t understand no one could. This wasn’t about go or elige; it was about my son’s lite

“I’m doing what needs to be done,” I replied curtly, brushing past her. Her voice echoed after me, laced with bittemess, but I pali once this was over, Liam would be safe. That was the only thing that mattered.

I headed to bed, forcing myself to sleep but sleep was Lat from me. My thoughts drifted back to Liam, his face pale and tragile, a shadow of the lively boy he once

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